What Will Another "Break-Up" with Russia Bring

The decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on the termination of the economic cooperation programme between Ukraine and the Russian Federation should have been adopted a long time ago, since it is inadmissible to conduct business with the aggressor country.

This Government decision will not be a severe blow to Ukraine's economy. Ukraine's main dependence on Russia was in the energy sector. And at this point, this issue has largely been solved. Also, certain problems may arise in the nuclear power sector, as Ukraine cannot abruptly abandon procurement of nuclear fuel and equipment from Russia. However, there are few of these problem areas.

Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl YURCHYSHYN